Abstract: A system includes multiple devices with a shared memory. The devices interconnect to each other via an optical communication link, with broadcast sends as producers, and receiving messages from others as consumers of the other devices. The devices receive a packet from a producer that has a lock on a cache line of the shared memory. In response to the packet, the devices send an acknowledgement or negative acknowledgement, and invalidate the cache line that is the subject of the message in a local copy of the shared memory. The devices can update the cache line in the local copy of the shared memory as data is processed as received over the optical communication link.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to novel bone graft substitute materials. These materials are porous, homogenously dispersed solid mixtures of calcium phosphate and pro-regenerative extracellular matrix (ECM)—and potentially any pharmaceutical agent and/or mineral—that have been infused with polydopamine. In some embodiments the bone graft materials have osteoinductive factors incorporated within them.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are described for self-monitoring and self-adjusting power consumption computer control system. A method includes measuring power consumption of a variable power requirement load by a power monitor; and controlling power requirement of the variable power requirement load by sending from the power monitor i) a down_power interrupt to enable one at a time a plurality of power saving features and ii) an up_power interrupt to disable one at a time a plurality of power saving features. The down_power interrupt is generated by the power monitor in response to a high_trip interrupt that is generated in response to measured power consumption being greater than or equal to an upper threshold, unless there has been a previous enablement of all of the plurality of power saving features.